It was mentioned in the article that Linux would not be a good OS choice for this server, specifically that it makes no sense "to put XFS/ext3/RiserFS drives into" an external box with a Firewire or USB conncetion.
Sure the access times are slower going over USB/Firewire, but why in particular would a native Linux FS not make sense, and why would an alternative (ostenibly NTFS or FAT32) make more sense?
Also, there was no mention of the cost of the OS, so I guess Windows is really out of the question. Would they choose FreeBSD or something? Would UFS be any "better" for this purpose?
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It was mentioned in the article that Linux would not be a good OS choice for this server, specifically that it makes no sense "to put XFS/ext3/RiserFS drives into" an external box with a Firewire or USB conncetion.
Sure the access times are slower going over USB/Firewire, but why in particular would a native Linux FS not make sense, and why would an alternative (ostenibly NTFS or FAT32) make more sense?
Also, there was no mention of the cost of the OS, so I guess Windows is really out of the question. Would they choose FreeBSD or something? Would UFS be any "better" for this purpose?